National Republican., 1887-01-17

not now controvert IL, although must say that
for such miserable heaven | have no no admira. a
perdltion and be saved" Because oil are
saved, according to your theory. that
ought not not to o., keep You from from ., loving
ashore because all the others. according to
your theory, are going to, get ashore. Youmay
have different theory about chemistry, about
astronomy, about the atmosphere, from hat
which others adopt, but you are not therefore
hindered from action. Because your theory OF
light is different from others. do not refuse to
open your eyes, Because your theory of air is
different you do not refuse to breathe. Because
your theory about the stellar system Is differ.
ent, you do not refuse to acknowledge the
North Star. Why should the fact that your
from acting upon what you know2 Ifyou have
not whole ship fashioned in the theological
dry docks to bring you to wharfage, you have
a. At least east, plank' "some on broken pieces OF
"But i don't believe in revivals |" Then 60
to your room, and all alone with your door
locked give your heart to God and join some
higher than fifty in the shade. "But do not
believe in baptism p Come In without 1t, aud
settle that matter aiterward. "But there are
so many inconsistent Christians u Then come
in ana show them by a good example how
professors oughtto act 'But don't believe
IN the Old Testament" Then come in on the
New. 'But don't like the Book of Romansp p
Then come in on Matthew or Luke. Refusing
to come to Christ, whom you admit to be the
Saviour of the lost, because you cannot admit
other things, you are like man out there in
Melita breakers, refusing to come ashore until
he can mend the pieces of the broken ship.
hear him say: ~ won't go In on any OF these
Planks until know In what part Of the ship
right place, and the sails SET and that keel
piece where 1t belongs, and that floor timber
righ}, and these ropes untangled, Will go
ashore. i am an old sailor and know all about
ships for forty Yeas, and as soon as can get
the vessel aloat In good shape will come In"
a man drifting BY on piece Of wood over
you get that ship reconstructed. Better do as
/ am doing. know nothing about ships, and
never saw on before came on board this.
aHa Ss hTeaed Sq ms sGqs
the ofling while trying to mend his ship goes
down. The man who trusted to the plank Ia
saved. 9. my brother, let your smashed.up
come in on spSiintered spar. "some on on
broken pieces Of the ship
You may get all your difficulties settled rs
Garibaldi, the magnetic Italian, got his gar
dens made. When the. war between Austria
and Sardinia broke out he was living at Cap
rera, very rough and uncultured island
home. But he went forth with his sword TO
pchieve the liberation of Naples and Sicily,
and gave nine million people free government
under Victor Emmanuel. Garibaldi, after be-
Ing absent two years from Caprera, returned,
and when he approached II, he found that his
home had by Victor Emmanuel as a surprise
been Edenized. Trimmed shrubbery had
taken the place OF thorny thiokets, gardens
which he once lived had given away to pie.
tured mansion where he lived In comfort the
rest OF his days. And tell you II yon will
come and enlist under the banner of our Victor
and thin, and fight His battles, and endure
His sacrifices, you will find after awhile that
He has changed your heart nom q jungle of
thorny skepticisms into garden all abloop
dfeamt Of From a tangled Caprera Of Sad-
ness into paradise of God ,l,,,.,o,,,
/ do not know how your, theolosiog system sunil
went to pieces, II may be that ySus , nareIlS ns
started you with only one plank anu you 20, Dos
lieve little or nothing. Or Sey may ,L.an' na,o
been too rigid and severe i1 reslousd ,h ad 11th uth
psSlm aG snG SooR Sra'Hed mSS SSq that some m
business who was mnhber ofan eyaingencall yilgnl
church played on you trick thsJ u,sgq Yeg h
SSssao,Siss SSg %i.h wSo 5elEESs atea @ @Sgs chsany
in your prerodce until you're ., All AZ sea-,
and YOU OWED more on thi'es snas yoq 40 not
believe than on thRI ig Lord Nelson, iWS When
a sienalwas lifted thatie wisnea sn no 70 aisregtrd
and Je put his sessss sss ~ ~ nj n,ahu eye anu
said ~ really 40 dooeid,S glass Of the tiospel & my
innGer 10 your iind eye, and say cannot see
mi mt IL 10 ydr other eye, the eve Of faith
and Snt ps YOU see Christ, and He is all YOU
need 70 sS6 believe nothing else. you certainly
baiisye.n vicnrious suffering, for you see II
pnsIieVsyery day In some shape. Last month
mn M oeamship Knickerbocker, of the Crom.
,soe ,ne line, running between New Orleans and
Te, was in great storms and the captain and
rev saw the schooner Mary ID. Cranmer,, of
Philadelphia, In distress. The weather cold,
The waves mountain high, the first oflicer OF
the steamship and four men put out In lie.
boat to save the crew OF the schooner, and
reached the vessel and towed 1t out of danger,
the wind shifting so that the schooner was
saved. But the five men of the steamship
coming back, their hoRt capslzed, yet righted
again. and came on, the sailors coated with
Ice. The boat capslked again, and three times